There are 5 ways to get from Arenal Volcano to Máncora by shuttle, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle, fly to Tumbes, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tumbes (TBP)SJO - TBP
- Take the bus from Tumbes to Máncora
16h$395–1,075Shuttle, fly to Cuenca, bus
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cuenca (CUE)SJO - CUE
- Take the bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Take the bus from Machala to Máncora
17h 18m$284–599Shuttle, fly to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport (TYL)SJO - TYL
- Take the bus from Talara to El Alto
18h 12m$334–814Shuttle, fly to Santa Rosa Regional Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Santa Rosa Regional Airport (ETR)SJO - ETR
- Take the bus from Machala to Máncora
18h 28m$319–703Shuttle, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)SJO - GYE
- Take a shuttle bus from Guayaquil Airport to Puerto López
- Take the bus from Puerto López to Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Guayaquil Terminal Terrestre Jaime Roldos Aguileras to Mancora
19h 2m$510–864
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tumbes (TBP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arenal Volcano to Máncora is to shuttle and fly and bus which costs $280 - $600 and takes 17h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Arenal Volcano to Máncora is to shuttle and fly and bus which takes 16h and costs $390 - $1,100.
The distance between Arenal Volcano and Máncora is 1802 km.
It takes approximately 16h to get from Arenal Volcano to Máncora, including transfers.
Máncora is 1h ahead of Arenal Volcano. It is currently 7:03 PM in Arenal Volcano and 8:03 PM in Máncora.
There are 278+ hotels available in Máncora.
What companies run services between Arenal Volcano, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica and Máncora, Peru?
There is no direct connection from Arenal Volcano to Máncora. However, you can take the taxi to La Fortuna, take the shuttle to Alajuela, walk to El Erizo, take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Tumbes (TBP), take the taxi to Tumbes, then take the bus to Máncora. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to La Fortuna, take the shuttle to Alajuela, walk to El Erizo, take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport (TYL), walk to Talara, take the bus to El Alto, then take the bus to Máncora.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via Panama City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via Bogota, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via San Salvador, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Panama City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via San Salvador, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cap. Fap Víctor Montes Arias Airport via Bogota, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- go2sky.aero
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santa Rosa Regional Airport via Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cuenca via Panama City, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via Panama City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tumbes via Bogota, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +51 1 311-5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Tumbes to Máncora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 1 311 5050
- Website
- cruzdelsur.com.pe
Bus from Tumbes to Máncora
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/home-en/
- Phone
- +51 994 656 518
- atencionalcliente@oltursa.com.pe
- Website
- oltursa.pe
Bus from Tumbes to Máncora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–55
- Website
- https://www.oltursa.pe/?lang=en
- Phone
- +51 (073)304557
- webmail@eppo.pe
- Website
- eppo.pe
Bus from Talara to El Alto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- eppo.pe
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Phone
- +593 07 282 2329
- cuencaexpress2019@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Cuenca to Machala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Transportes-Pullman-Sucre-PullSucre-S-A-136104303073640/
- Phone
- +593 95 874 8163
- info@cifainternacional.com
- Website
- cifainternacional.com
Bus from Machala to Máncora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Schedules at
- cifainternacional.com
- Phone
- +593 99 546 4860
- palosanto22@gmail.com
- Website
- whalewatchingecuador.com
Shuttle from Guayaquil Airport to Puerto López
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $146
- Website
- https://whalewatchingecuador.com/es/actividades
Bus from Puerto López to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- andestransit.com
- Phone
- +593 98 453 6454
- semeriasa@yahoo.es
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Guayaquil Terminal Terrestre Jaime Roldos Aguileras to Mancora
Want to know more about travelling around the world?
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Read our range of informative guides on popular transport routes and companies - including How to travel India's Golden Triangle, Why you should take the train in the US, and How to get from London City Airport into central London - to help you get the most out of your next trip.


















